Expert: Kevin Stohlmeyer - 5/11/2009

Question
I have created a card/brochure in Illustrator CS3. Because of the way the card
will fold after printing, the card inside must be printed upside down.
The printer would like me to send the files to them in that orientation.
How do I flip the entire inside page in Illustrator. And can i do this after the
artwork has been "outlined and flattened"?
Do I flip the page before or after saving it as an eps file?
Thanks so much!
Kathryn

Answer
Hi Kathryn,

Open your eps file in Illustrator. Then select all and use the rotate tool to rotate that page 180°. Then save back out. My confusion with this is if you are sending two .eps files (one for the outside, one for the inside) why can't your printer handle this? I never have had to send a file orientated for a printer, they prefer to handle the orientation/pagination themselves to eliminate any chance of errors. Oh well. Rotate then resave should cover it.

Thanks

Kevin